Drafter
Clerk 09/18/2007
Title
A MOTION approving the King County executive's response to the 2007 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 15652, Section 28, Proviso P2, regarding the King County animal care and control citizen's advisory committee.
Body
WHEREAS, the King County council created the King County animal care and control citizen's advisory committee by Ordinance 9464 in 1990, as amended by Ordinance 15801 in 2007, to "provide a mechanism for King County citizens and consumers of animal care and control services to provide information and advice about animal care and control needs, goals and services to the King County executive, council and animal care and control section," and
WHEREAS, the former King County animal control citizen's advisory committee met for many years but has not been meeting in recent years, and
WHEREAS, the King County council has directed that the advisory committee be reconstituted, and
WHEREAS, in May 2007, the King County council passed Ordinance 15801 which updated responsibilities and membership of the advisory committee
WHEREAS, the reconstituted advisory committee will need adequate staff support to accomplish the mission mandated by the King County council, and
WHEREAS, the council is considering approval as part of a supplemental ordinance for the second quarter of 2007, the creation of a 0.5 FTE to staff the committee, and
WHEREAS, the adequate staffing for the committee is necessary to provide coordination and support for the meetings, and perform other necessary functions to support the committee;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The executive's response to the 2007 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 15652, Section 28, Proviso P2, is accepted. The executive's plan for ongoing administrative
support the animal care and control citizen's advisory committee, Attachment A to this motion, is hereby approved.
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